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Type | Title | Instructor | Summary | Status |
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Binding |
Sessions: 6
Start: Tuesday, July 2, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Tuesday, August 6, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Dominic Riley |
A legendary structure, the fire-proof box is the ultimate in Victorian bookbinding craftsmanship. This box structure is strong, functional and elegant. A rare treat, this box is not often made except for special books. |
Closed |
Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, July 27, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Rik Olson |
Print illustrations like it's 1789! Learn to engrave a wood block for reproduction via letterpress or hand inking. |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, July 27, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, July 28, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
Back by popular demand! A second session of this clever take on the standard clamshell box that can be easily reproduced at home. |
Wait-list |
Binding |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, July 29, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, August 2, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
Experience the pleasure of working with beautiful calfskin and learn the fundamentals of decorative blind tooled covers. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, August 1, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, August 1, 2024, 7:30 PM |
Tim Svenonius |
Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session. |
Wait-list |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, August 3, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, August 3, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Paula Gloistein |
Learn to print from photopolymer plates in this final Core course; walk away with a stack of stationery featuring digital artwork printed from polymer plates. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 3, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 4, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Michael Burke |
Second session added! A strong, durable book made from quality materials, appropriate for beginning bookbinders. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, August 4, 2024, 12:00 PM
End: Sunday, August 4, 2024, 5:00 PM |
Thea Sizemore |
Go wicked old school - combine everyone's favorite plastic building blocks with the historic art of letterpress printing in this exciting printmaking technique. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, August 5, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, August 9, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Dominic Riley |
This style, also known as Ledger Binding, is the quintessential Victorian book structure. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, August 8, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Thursday, August 8, 2024, 9:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 10, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 11, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Beth Redmond |
The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding. |
Wait-list |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, August 10, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, August 10, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Brian Ferrett |
Learn to print from photopolymer plates in this final Core course; walk away with a stack of stationery featuring digital artwork printed from polymer plates. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, August 12, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, August 16, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
During this comprehensive marbling class, students will gain an overview of western marbling techniques creating works on paper and textiles with an eye to patterns and color theory. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, August 17, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, August 17, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Madison Gordon |
This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding. |
Open |
Printing, Arts |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 17, 2024, 10:00 AM
End: Sunday, August 18, 2024, 3:00 PM |
Patricia Wakida |
Learn the basics of carving and printing designs from linoleum blocks. |
Open |
Binding, Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, August 18, 2024, 12:30 PM
End: Sunday, August 18, 2024, 4:30 PM |
Elaine Chu |
Learn how to construct a unique hardcover journal with lay-flat pages, perfect for note-taking or sketching. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, August 18, 2024, 1:00 PM
End: Sunday, August 18, 2024, 5:00 PM |
Kate Laster |
Learn about the tender art of subtractive drawing that is papercut! What happens when we make images with razor sharp sweetness? |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, August 21, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Wednesday, August 21, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Madison Gordon |
If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding, Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, August 22, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, August 22, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Chad Johnson |
This in-depth introduction to paper cutting will help you understand what to buy (and how much!) as well as how to plan for and safely trim your paper. |
Wait-list |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 24, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 25, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Clair Emma Smith |
The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding. |
Wait-list |
Printing Core Curriculum |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, August 24, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, August 25, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
Now that you've completed the Cylinder Core series, you can become certified on the Jobbing Platen, a true workhorse of the letterpress printing world. Learn the ins-and-outs of this press that's great for large editions. |
Wait-list |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, September 5, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, September 5, 2024, 7:30 PM |
Tim Svenonius |
Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, September 7, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, September 7, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Megan Gibes |
This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, September 7, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, September 7, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
Dig in to the tradition and history of letterpress printing and get your hands dirty. Learn about the process and practice of setting type while printing your own cards. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, September 14, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, September 14, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Brian Lieske |
Working from pre-cut materials, students will learn three simple enclosures: Folded Paper Portfolio, Phased Box & Slipcase. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, September 14, 2024, 12:00 PM
End: Saturday, September 14, 2024, 5:00 PM |
Brian Ferrett |
Learn to print your own charming postcards on our small-format tabletop presses. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, September 15, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, September 15, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Clair Emma Smith |
This course will introduce the student familiar with bookbinding to key practices within basic book repair. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 6:30 PM
End: Wednesday, September 18, 2024, 9:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
Learn how to properly maintain a hand-fed Cylinder Proof Press, as well as how to adjust it so that it prints beautifully. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, September 21, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, September 21, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Sarah Songer |
This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, September 22, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, September 22, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Pietro Accardi |
Straight out of a 1970s Italian phone booth, this 360-degree flexible binding offers many advantages because it bends and does not break. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Tuesday, September 24, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Madison Gordon |
This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Wednesday, September 25, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Brian Lieske |
If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, September 28, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, September 28, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Nina Zeininger |
This, the first of our Core Bookbinding series, introduces students to the craft with the Coptic stitch, one of the earliest structures in binding. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, September 28, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, September 28, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
Dig in to the tradition and history of letterpress printing and get your hands dirty. Learn about the process and practice of setting type while printing your own cards. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, September 29, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, September 29, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Madison Gordon |
In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 4
Start: Tuesday, October 1, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, October 4, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Thea Sizemore |
The four class Cylinder Core Certificate Program allows students to move quickly through the press basics while also addressing relief printing in general. After this class students are qualified to rent press time as well as move on to more advanced classes and techniques. |
Open |
Arts |
Sessions: 1
Start: Thursday, October 3, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Thursday, October 3, 2024, 7:30 PM |
Tim Svenonius |
Join us for a monthly community drawing meetup with new exercises each session. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, October 6, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, October 6, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Paula Gloistein |
Build your letterpress skills: learn advanced justification, typesetting, and composition. Put it all together to print a broadside of your own design. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 5
Start: Monday, October 7, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Friday, October 11, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Clair Emma Smith |
Our Bookbinding Core Certificate Program introduces students to four different binding models, leading them through the history and evolution of bookmaking. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, October 12, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, October 12, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Megan Gibes |
In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, October 12, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, October 12, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Brian Ferrett |
Build your letterpress skills: learn advanced justification, typesetting, and composition. Put it all together to print a broadside of your own design. |
Open |
Binding |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Brian Lieske |
If you’ve ever been curious about how to make a book, Introduction to Bookbinding is the place to start. One workshop, five booklets! |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, October 27, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, October 27, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Nina Zeininger |
In this second Core Bookbinding class, students will create what most of us refer to as a hardbound book. In bookbinding terms, it is known as a case binding. |
Open |
Printing |
Sessions: 1
Start: Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 6:00 PM
End: Tuesday, October 29, 2024, 9:00 PM |
Madison Gordon |
This class introduces the process, the materials, the machines, and the satisfaction of printing by hand on a Cylinder proof press. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, November 2, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, November 2, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Lisa Rappoport |
Increase your letterpress versatility: learn to set up the press, refine your registration skills, and run an edition of your own small poster! |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, November 9, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, November 9, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Clair Emma Smith |
In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound. In this class students will bind a book employing thick paper as a folded and laced wrapper. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, November 16, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, November 16, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Nina Zeininger |
In centuries past, books were sometimes sewn onto cords and then laced into soft covers before being bound. In this class students will bind a book employing thick paper as a folded and laced wrapper. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Sunday, November 17, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, November 17, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Paula Gloistein |
Increase your letterpress versatility: learn to set up the press, refine your registration skills, and run an edition of your own small poster! |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, November 23, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, November 24, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Beth Redmond |
The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, December 7, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, December 7, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Brian Ferrett |
Learn to print from photopolymer plates in this final Core course; walk away with a stack of stationery featuring digital artwork printed from polymer plates. |
Open |
Binding Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 2
Start: Saturday, December 14, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Sunday, December 15, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Clair Emma Smith |
The final class in our Core Bookbinding series uses skills learned in each previous class to create a beautiful and classic rounded back cloth binding. |
Open |
Printing Core Curriculum, Certificate Program |
Sessions: 1
Start: Saturday, December 21, 2024, 9:30 AM
End: Saturday, December 21, 2024, 5:30 PM |
Alan Hillesheim |
Learn to print from photopolymer plates in this final Core course; walk away with a stack of stationery featuring digital artwork printed from polymer plates. |
Open |